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The Book of Mormon Mind vs the Humanist Mind

We understand by comparison: The Book of Mormon mind will be compared with the mind of contemporary Humanism (which is not of one mind). Continue reading

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Language and Human Being

Chauncey C. Riddle Brigham Young University 18 Mar. 1988 Riddle, Chauncey C. (1988) “Language and Human Being,” Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 17. Available at: http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/dlls/vol14/iss1/17 Introduction The human be-ing considered in this paper … Continue reading

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As a Prophet Thinketh in His Heart, So Is He: The Mind of Joseph Smith

One important question a thinking Latter-day Saint might ask concerning Joseph Smith is, What are the basic beliefs of his thinking? In other words, what are the fundamental ideas which are part of all that he felt, thought, and did? Continue reading

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Interpreting the New Testament

The New Testament and the Latter-Day-Saints – Sperry Symposium 1987 – p. 263-278 Chauncey C. Riddle This paper is divided into three parts: Deals with the place of the New Testament in our lives and why we must know it. … Continue reading

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Pillars of My Faith – What A Privilege To Believe!

Printed in Sunstone Magazine, May 1988 Given at Sunstone Symposium Salt Lake City, 28 August, 1987 By Chauncey C. Riddle I AM GRATEFUL TO BE A MEMBER OF AND SUPPORTER OF THE Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One … Continue reading

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The Logic of Meaning

Logic has two major applications to language. One is the relating of truth-value, taking units of language as wholes and relating them to each other in the manner of the propositional calculus. This we shall call macro-logic. The second application is the study of the logic of meaning relationships in language, which we denominate as the micro-logic of language. The concern of this paper will be with the micro-logic of meaning. Continue reading

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Justification, Ancient and Modern

CHAPTER TWENTY Justification, Ancient and Modern Sperry Symposium 1986 The  Old Testament and the Latter-Day Saints  16 October, 1986 Chauncey C. Riddle Introduction We shall begin with a definition of religion, which will enable us to give a contextual definition … Continue reading

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Crown Jewels and Royal Purple

Though the world is awed and carried away by the royal show of jeweled crowns and royal purple, it is important to remember that in the restored gospel frame of reference, those worldly indulgences are counterfeits of something good and spiritual. Crowns are counterfeits of true priesthood authority. Purple robes and other rich and royal vestments are counterfeits of the robe of righteousness that every person may wear and bear through faith in Jesus Christ. Continue reading

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The Basic Unit of Human Communication

The basic unit of human communication is an assertion in its historic context of actually being propounded by a real agent. Continue reading

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Having A Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ

Principles of the Gospel in Practice – Sperry Symposium – 1985 CHAPTER SEVEN Chauncey C. Riddle The purpose of this paper is to describe the nature of a testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. To have a testimony is … Continue reading

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